Category Archives: Poetry

The Soldiers in the Night The soft lifeless snow packed down with every step they take. Changing colors. From a beautiful soft white, To a darkening hard grey. Their boots imprint the ground as they march. Step by step in … Continue reading →

The following poem by sophomore Young Se Choi was selected as a topical winner for the “Of Faith and Inspiration” issue of the Live Poets Society of New Jersey and was published in their Fall 2015 issue. Bravo, Young!   … Continue reading →

This poem by Isabel Young ’17 was published in the Fall 2015 edition of Live Poets Society of New Jersey. Congratulations, Issi! Hold Her Hand 1 That uneven terrain, the grounds of swollen veins like the roots of an elderly … Continue reading →

Here is where the road begins and where adolescence ends. Here the weeds die, breathless and expired and here the moon melts, a powdery grey and here the sundog awakens from his rest away from the sweltering cinnamon glow. Where … Continue reading →

Persephone Long ago you poured the orange juice with both hands. Your knuckles turned white from a weight too heavy for your songbird wrists. Someone called you honey. The carpet tickled the skin between your toes and cereal took you … Continue reading →

Broken You Fall                                  (After “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou) I cannot tell you the future without my candied, fraudulent truths. I cannot halt your isolation, so broken, deserted, you’ll fall. When has your silence ever comforted me? When am … Continue reading →

The Second Law of Thermodynamics When I write over this poem, I will cross out every word but time. repeating time time passing passing time passing You can never go back if you drop a glass you will never pick … Continue reading →

  Night Without Words As I approach my father lying serenely in his hospital bed, I feel ashamed to be called his son. What kind of father would abandon the ones he says he loves and look so peaceful lying … Continue reading →

My father looks down, and though half his face Is shrouded in darkness, I can see his eyes. I love his eyes. I always wanted them, though They would never suit me. My features are dark. We are opposites On … Continue reading →

                                    * Line contributed by Danny Laks ’19  

The following poem by Zachary Burd ’19 was inspired by the question: What is your greatest fear? Enjoy this amazing response.   Like clotting blood, the people gather, Gazing down, with Open, wide eyes. A dreary day, but The empyrean … Continue reading →

“Synesthesia,” a poem written and performed by Haley Mudrick ’15 for the Creative Writing Morning Meeting Presentation in January, was selected as a “Topical Winner” for the Spring 2015 “Love and Dedication” issue of the The Live Poets Society of … Continue reading →

This poem by Emma Hoffman ’16 will be published in the Fall 2015 issue of The Louisville Review. (Details available on the Creative Writing News). The piece, begun as a personal essay and distilled into a poem, is based on … Continue reading →

The following poem by Mollie Wohlforth ’15 was published on the Five Quarterly blog, “Amost 5Q” on February 13th, 2015 and is forthcoming in Polyphony H.S. (Details on the Creative Writing News.) Her work has also been published by Canvas … Continue reading →

Amy Chen ’15 participated in NA’s Creative Writing Workshop as a sophomore and has been an instrumental member of Prisms literary magazine. Thank you, Amy, for sharing this beautiful poem with us! Hoya Carnosa Each morning I awake to a … Continue reading →

The following poem by Mauranda Men ’16 was published on the “Almost Five Quarterly” blog in the summer of 2014. The online literary magazine Five Quarterly was founded in 2012 by NA English teacher Vanessa Jimenez Gabb and co-creator Crissy … Continue reading →